Examples of handily in a Sentence
He won the card game handily.
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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The Knicks went on to defeat the tanking, depleted Grizzlies handily, a 130-119 win good enough to snap a depressing three-game losing streak against the Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
And then there’s the cushy polyester cushion that’s handily treated with 3M Scotchgard.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
With generative AI tools, pro‑regime propagandists can manufacture alternate realities at scale, and a flood of AI‑made videos on social media depicts an Iran that is handily winning the war.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Legislation that would tighten eligibility and add anti-fraud checks to the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, passed the Senate handily on Monday.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
And then there’s the cushy polyester cushion that’s handily treated with 3M Scotchgard.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
With generative AI tools, pro‑regime propagandists can manufacture alternate realities at scale, and a flood of AI‑made videos on social media depicts an Iran that is handily winning the war.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Legislation that would tighten eligibility and add anti-fraud checks to the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, passed the Senate handily on Monday.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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